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We're going to a family reunion this weekend and I need to bring food. It's going to be high 80's/low 90's and we're going to be outside so I need to make something that's going to be edible and not disintegrate after sitting on the picnic table in the shade for 2-3 hours. I've got a couple ideas for desert but I could use some suggestions for appetizer/salad/or side dish recipes. Pretty much anything goes-I can bring whatever.

jamiescudder

Baked beans, watermelon and pasta salad with Italian dressing are all that come to mind right now. I don't know if you need recipes, so I'll include them just in case.

Baked Beans2 or 3 of the larger cans of pork n' beans (more or less depending on size of crowd)brown sugarketchupmustardmedium size oniongarlic powdermaple syrup or molassesbacon

Drain the beans and put them in an appropriately sized baking dish. Dice the onion and throw it in. Add a small squirt of mustard and a slightly larger squirt of ketchup. Sprinkle some garlic powder on. Add about 1/3 cup brown sugar and 1/4 cup maple syrup or molasses. Stir everything together and taste. Add more sugar to suit your tastes. Lay bacon strips across the top and bake until the bacon is cooked.

Core and thinly slice cabbage. Salt with 1 1/2 ts of salt and set aside in a colander over a bowl for an hour to drain. Rinse salt off and pat cabbage dry. Put the shredded cabbage into a bowl. Add sweet pepper. Stir together lime zest and juice, vinegar, cayenne, cumin, honey and oil in medium bowl. Toss cabbage and peppers in dressing, season to taste with salt and pepper. Serve chilled.